29/09/2023
Despite the toxicity of agrichemicals reducing significantly over the past few decades, it has become much more difficult and time consuming to get approval for use in New Zealand, says an Agchem manager who has spent more than 40 years in the industry. More
29/09/2023
Miravis Prime is a new fungicide from Syngenta launched in 2021 that offers grape growers a step-change in botrytis control, together with exceptional powdery mildew activity, the company says. More
29/09/2023
Fungal disease never sleeps, and neither does fungicide resistance, so if you’re writing disease control programmes for wheat growers this season, Corteva Agriscience has a message for you. More
03/08/2023
If there’s one thing aphids like, apart from feasting on your young wheat and
barley seedlings, it’s warm weather. More
03/08/2023
Feeding the world is a seemingly lofty
ideal that’s closely linked to a very basic necessity. More
03/08/2023
What a difference a year makes. More
03/08/2023
Repeatedly using a herbicide with the same mode of action to control weeds like speedwell, stagger weed, doves foot and field pansey in cereal or grass seed crops is a potential recipe for disaster. More
03/08/2023
Ryegrass seed growers have welcomed
use of Elatus Plus fungicide to control
stem and crown rust in their crops after a label extension was approved in 2021. More
03/08/2023
Grass weed control in cereals, ryegrass seed, pasture and turf has just got easier with the launch of a new product from Arxada, the company says. More
02/08/2023
By adopting integrated pest management (IPM) practices Kiwi potato producers are not on their own, Australian entomologist Dr Paul Horne told Pukekohe growers at a recent potatoes New Zealand research update meeting. More